The Game-Changing Impact of Gigabit-Class LTE on Enterprise Networking

With the arrival of Gigabit-Class LTE network solutions for enterprises and public safety agencies, the era of wireless WAN is here — and enterprise networking will never be the same. Utilizing Elastic Wideband technology, Cradlepoint’s new cloud-managed routers featuring built-in Gigabit-Class LTE modems provide the speeds, reliability, and flexibility necessary to drastically improve existing use cases, and to enable new ones that have never been possible in branch or vehicle settings.

With game-changing Gigabit-Class LTE, which leverages technologies that are foundational pieces of 5G, wireless now meets or exceeds other broadband networks, but with the added value of mobility, immediate deployment, and standardized billing on a single nationwide carrier.

Join Donna Johnson, vice president of product and solution marketing at Cradlepoint, for a live webinar to explore how the world’s first Gigabit-Class LTE solutions for enterprise networking can revolutionize wireless WAN and put organizations on the Pathway to 5G.

Statistics, sound bites, and promises about 5G are popping up everywhere. However, businesses and agencies that are considering 5G need more than hype. Before their next tech refreshes, organizations need answers to several key questions, such as:

— What are the timelines for fixed and in-vehicle 5G?
— What are the differences between millimeter wave sub-6 spectrum, and why does it matter?
— What are carriers doing to prepare for 5G?
— What will initial enterprise 5G deployments look like?

Join this live webinar — featuring Cradlepoint’s Lindsay Notwell, Senior VP of 5G Strategy and Global Carrier Operations — to explore six essential facts that will help organizations prepare for 5G.

—— About the Speaker ——

Prior to Cradlepoint, Lindsay Notwell spent 17 years at Verizon, where he led the strategy, planning, and implementation of the world’s first large-scale 4G LTE network. Notwell comes to Cradlepoint with more than 30 years of operational, marketing, and sales experience within the computer and communications market. Notwell holds a bachelor's degree in psychology/sociology, and an MBA from Ohio State University.

5G is driving the future of the Internet of Things, and it’s time for industrial firms to start planning the next step in their Industry 4.0 journey. With investment in the back-end infrastructure - required for edge computing and mobile cloud - not taking place until down the line, how do organizations confidently plan for and navigate how 5G will transform their businesses?

Join this live panel discussion as experts share:
- The sorts of preparations industries should be making for 5G
- What their expectations and requirements should be
- How to manage Big Data Analytics in 5G

Making sure data, networks, and things are secure is the top priority of almost any organization. But implementing security without adding layers of complexity is a challenge. Join this webinar as Cradlepoint and Zscaler demonstrate how to use cloud services to ensure network and data security for branch, mobile, and IoT networks.

During this webinar, you’ll learn:
— How Cradlepoint NetCloud Service integrates security into its edge solutions
— What are the best practices for ensuring security for fixed and LTE networks
— Why Internet breakout from a branch can be more secure than backhauling data
— How to offer guests and employees WiFi without adding risk
— The benefits of consolidating routing and security into a single edge appliance

As if network security wasn’t already difficult enough, the ongoing wave of IoT deployments has introduced a new onslaught of challenges.

With everyone from network administrators to nontechnical marketing professionals implementing devices and applications at a rapid rate — and in far-flung locations — protecting data is more difficult than ever before. Further, with IoT device guidelines still being formed, managing risk requires new levels of vigilance.

Join this webinar as Cradlepoint’s Todd Kelly and Dr. Chase Cunningham, a noted cybersecurity leader, explore best practices for IoT security. Webinar attendees will learn about:
•IT-approved tools for enterprise-class connectivity
•Zero trust security measures
•The importance of visibility into and control of IoT devices
•Meeting PCI, HIPAA, and other guidelines even amid the IoT revolution
•Challenges of in-vehicle IoT

Criminal justice and law enforcement agencies on the local, state, and federal levels require secure network connectivity for their policing vehicles, stations, and surveillance locations while maintaining security and complying with CJIS Security Policy guidelines. The proliferation of the Internet and the cloud, combined with the growing rate and sophistication of cybersecurity threats, have made protecting CJIS data more complicated and vital than ever.

Together, NetMotion and Cradlepoint are working to keep agencies' data CJIS conformant, confidential, and secure at all levels while also keeping a constant network connection. Join Aaron Maben, Solutions Engineer at Cradlepoint and Chris Edgmon, Systems Engineer at NetMotion on September 9th, 2019 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET to learn about how agencies can leverage advanced technologies and network connectivity while boosting security and productivity.

The next generation of wireless communications, 5G, is being hyped as a technology that will dramatically change people’s lives. 5G will be designed to provide very high speeds, massive bandwidth, and super low latency. 5G has the potential to dramatically shift the way first responders interact with each other, citizens, and how they react during emergencies.

We will see use cases that could help first responders be more protected and successful. Some of these use cases are available today, some are improved by newly introduced Gigabit-Class LTE, while some will only be possible with 5G.

For example, video conferencing is an application in common use today, but with the higher definition and better stability delivered by 5G, video communications will transcend today’s norm and find itself in parked patrol cars or fire trucks and go along anywhere the road may take them.

Join Roger Billings, Global Solutions Architect at Cradlepoint, and take a deeper look into possible use cases that will likely be the most impactful and pervasive for first responders.

Technology professionals tend to think of wireless WAN services as a tradeoff: Convenience at the expense of cost and performance.

No more. 5G speeds range from 1 to 10 Gbit/s (depending on configuration), and carriers are moving towards flat-rate pricing models that encourage the use of 5G services. Coupled with technologies like SD-WAN, 5G will enable companies to deploy wireless in novel, game-changing ways.

Tune into this webinar with Johna Till Johnson of Nemertes and Donna Johnson of Cradlepoint to find out how, and learn what it will take to put WWAN to work in your environment.

About Nemertes — Nemertes is a global research-based advisory and consulting firm that analyzes the business value of emerging technologies. Since 2002, we have provided strategic recommendations based on data-driven operational and business metrics to help organizations deliver successful technology transformation to employees and customers. Simply put: Nemertes’ better data helps clients make better decisions.

The greatest opportunity for competitive innovation is at the customer edge — and all-wired networks aren’t the answer. Gigabit-Class LTE is a flexible and simplified option that can deliver speeds similar to wired broadband. As a result, enterprises are embracing the new reality of high-bandwidth mobile services, remote or mobile video streaming, remote digital advertising, large footprint private wireless networks, and agile branches.

Join this live webinar — featuring Cradlepoint’s Lindsay Notwell, Senior VP of 5G Strategy and Global Carrier Operations — to explore how Gigabit-Class LTE, a foundational element of 5G, can help your organization become 5G Ready for enterprise-class use cases.

With advanced technology, law enforcement agencies benefit from the ability to be at the right place at the right time — and with the right tools to enable critical communications so officers have the real-time information they need. With the capabilities of smart sensors, smart surveillance, license plate readers and recorders, and the ability to readily push this data to headquarters and responding emergency workers, the system can be advanced to reach vast capabilities in the detection, determination, and deterrence of criminal activity.

IoT also opens the doors for the opportunity to have rapidly deployable temporary networks. A temporary pop-up network, such as an Emergency Command Center or even a command vehicle at a large event helps public safety officials monitor large gatherings of people to ensure maximum community safety. These pop-up networks also aid in disaster recovery from events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, wild fires and human-caused events like terrorist attacks and active shooters.

Join Michael Fletcher, business development manager and retired San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff, and Estee Woods, director of public sector and public safety marketing, both of Cradlepoint, for this webinar for an overview of IoT applications taking effect in public safety and real-world uses cases.

Enterprises like Sagegreenlife are constantly innovating new ways to turn data from IoT devices into a strategic competitive advantage — and finding best practices to address their challenges.

Sagegreenlife’s living walls, which serve companies by bringing nature into man-made spaces, required an easy-to-use and customizable IoT solution that would allow its field operations team to remotely monitor various facets of the irrigation and power systems that support the plants — leveraging both cloud services and highly reliable network connectivity. Otherwise, the greenery would die, customers would be unhappy, and Sagegreenlife’s brand credibility would be at risk.

Watch our live webinar with Harry Eschel, Sagegreenlife’s Senior Vice President of Products, to explore how the company uses Azure IoT Central and Cradlepoint’s LTE edge network solutions to discover and address system problems from headquarters. Also learn how Sagegreenlife did all of this without specialized developers.

The 2020 elections are expected to attract record numbers of voters. Local governments need to prepare to manage a bigger turnout — and the potential for contentious results given the current political climate. But many polling sites – parks, churches, schools, etc. – are remote, making permanent, highly-secure network connections impractical. How can cities and counties reduce the risks of unsecured networks and compromised voter data?

You will learn:

- The current elections landscape
- How city and county IT staff can spin up, spin down and manage networks, ensure site-to-site transmission protection and provide safe network communication
- Tactics local governments can use to ensure reliable, secure connectivity for pop-up voting centers

Today, Internet of Things (IoT) deployments are expanding across industries. These “things” are defined as any device that can be connected to the Internet. Today, the term “smart” is linked to an ever-growing number of things from phones, stores, restaurants, cars, to whole cities. The powerful combination of sensors, M2M technology, wireless connectivity, and data can heighten the efficiency and productivity of things and systems that seemed commonplace just a few years ago.

With this wireless technology innovation, many more industries can leverage automation and become more efficient:

•Utilities - Technologies that conserve resources for cities are quite valuable, and wireless connectivity is delivering possibilities such as, interactive meters or sensors that monitor and identify leaks and other breakdowns at the time they happen, saving thousands of dollars.

•Restaurants - Full-motion digital signage and Point-of-Sale (POS) systems are becoming more than just a way to collect customer payments but can be a full-fledged solution for managing inventory, ordering, employee scheduling, and budget projections.

•Retail - Beacons allow customers to make payments in-store on their phones, and also receive targeted advertisements and information about sales, service offerings, and customer analytics.

•Smart Homes - With wireless networking, objects can communicate with the homeowner’s smartphone, so regular activities like adjusting lights, appliances, thermostats, surveillance, or even locking or unlocking the front door can be monitored or changed with the swipe of a finger.

From large retailers and restaurant chains to financial service companies and many others, most organizations with lots of locations understand that LTE has become a crucial part of branch networking. But where is LTE’s “sweet spot” in branch settings?

Join Cradlepoint’s Anthony Lawson, Technical Marketing Engineering Manager, for a live webinar exploring the best ways to maximize the benefits of LTE within branch network architecture. You’ll learn how other companies are winning with wireless WAN and and getting on the pathway to 5G.

Organizations’ IT teams are always looking for new ways to cost-effectively deliver more network bandwidth, automation, and intelligence — and SD-WAN is one of the latest and most promising trends.

Another prominent trend is the rise of LTE and 5G for enterprise networking, and now companies have begun integrating cellular-based WAN into their SD-WAN deployments. These converged architectures vary, but the end goal remains clear: flexible, highly reliable networking that simplifies processes and maximizes IT man-hours.

Join Cradlepoint’s Donna Johnson, VP of Product and Solution Marketing, for a live webinar exploring how LTE and SD-WAN can revolutionize the way organizations roll out, monitor, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise networks.

Wireless LAN isn’t just for offices and coffee shops. Today, IoT is everywhere, making the mobility and flexibility of wireless crucial even across large, sprawling areas such as warehouses, mines, airports, manufacturing facilities, hospitals, and even entire cities.

The need for large-scale wireless LAN is immense, but the ability of WiFi to meet that need is limited. Many organizations are instead deploying Private LTE, which can use a range of spectrums — including CBRS — to reduce congestion, enhance traffic flow, improve information security, and dramatically drive down costs.

In a live webinar on April 24, Cradlepoint’s Roger Billings, chief architect, and Matt Thueson, solutions engineer, will explore the benefits of Private LTE vs. WiFi for wireless LAN, and the potential ramifications within various commercial and public sector use cases.

Today, within agencies, many records management systems are moving to a digital format. With this fundamental change in information sharing and storing, agencies must follow proper cybersecurity governance and manage networking risks to protect sensitive information regarding operations, personal information, criminal records, and to keep records accurate for the purpose of developing cases.

The Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Security Policy was designed to ensure the protection of CJI, for this reason, agencies must be conformant with CJIS Security Policy within their agency operations.

Attend this webinar to learn how agencies can leverage and manage secure, Gigabit LTE router solutions — while transferring and storing data digitally or utilizing the cloud— and comply with CJIS Security Policy guidelines.

Join Todd Kelly and Mauricio Steffen, product manager for branch and security solutions at Cradlepoint, in this live webinar on March 28, 2019. They will share their takeaways from RSA 2019 and discuss how to incorporate what they learned into considerations for network architecture and vendor selection.

This webinar will explore various topics that are important for organizations looking to strengthen their security profile while containing costs and managing with a small IT staff. Topics will include:
— How enterprises can defend against these threats as IoT becomes more pervasive in all industries
— What enterprises can expect from network equipment and software vendors — and the best questions to ask
— Which use cases in your network can benefit from zero trust security
— How enterprises can build a secure network with LTE and 5G
— The security differences between a wired network and a wireless network

Today, mission-critical connectivity is not just about getting MDTs hooked up to CAD systems. The connected vehicle is now the hub for law officers in the field to do their day-to-day tasks, protect citizens, and serve the community. Because of this, it is pushing more and more technology into the cruisers. In-vehicle wireless technology is becoming mainstream to effectively leverage modern public safety devices and applications and to take advantage of broadband networks dedicated to public safety. To maintain interoperability between technologies, it is imperative to choose the correct solution that keeps agencies CJIS conformant and offers the critical connectivity needed to not only serve the community but save lives in incident response.

Join Michael Fletcher, business development manager and retired San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff, and Estee Woods, director of public sector and public safety marketing, both of Cradlepoint, for this webinar for an overview of critical considerations for digital transformations happening in public safety, a solution comparison for in-vehicle and incident response networking solutions, and real-world uses cases.

This webinar will help law enforcement understand the opportunities that come with wireless connectivity so they can be better prepared when emergencies strike. Utilizing dated technology is like having a pager in a smartphone world — and when lives are on the line, agencies need to understand those implications.

What Attendees Will Learn:
•How digital transformation, national public safety broadband networks,
and 5G are driving mission-critical LTE connectivity.
•How MiFi, single modem routers, and dual-modem routers solutions
compare for law enforcement applications.
•About the applications of network security and the impact of cloud-
managed networks.
•Real-world uses cases.
•How accessible in-vehicle wireless connectivity can be for agencies.

The ongoing progression from 4G LTE to Gigabit-Class LTE and 5G for enterprise networking has made one fact clear: The rise of wireless WAN is here. Among those surveyed in IDG and Cradlepoint’s new 2019 State of the WAN Report, the average organization has 2.7 types of LTE endpoints. In fact, 77 percent have LTE endpoints for branch locations, 68 percent for IoT devices, 51 percent for fleet vehicles, and 50 percent for pop-up networks. Nearly a quarter — 22 percent — of respondents have all these endpoints.

Organizations across a wide range of industries have discovered that wireless links can meet today’s branch, mobile, and IoT requirements by adding LTE to wired connections as a failover, augmenting traditional WAN links with additional bandwidth, and extending network connectivity to fleet and public safety vehicles.

Join Donna Johnson, vice president of product and solution marketing at Cradlepoint,, for a live webinar to explore the changing role of wireless WAN in the enterprise, as well as what Gigabit-Class LTE and 5G can do for the future of network connectivity.

Travis Culwell, business development manager at Panorama and Jason Johnston, enterprise support engineer at Cradlepoint

Agencies can achieve reliable networking through Cradlepoint’s cloud-delivered LTE wireless solutions, but there is still the important step of choosing an antenna option. Obtaining the optimal signal quality for mobile networks can be guaranteed by selecting the best-fit antenna.

In the public safety field, antennas may live inside or outside vehicles and may be exposed to jostling, dust, water, or other outdoor elements. Agencies require specific antennas for the use of mobile applications including:

• MDTs inside the vehicle to file reports and access files without having to go back to headquarters.

• Handheld devices or tablets used outside the vehicle to collect data at the scene of an emergency.

Agencies need to know the right antenna to choose for different applications, or if they plan to use more than one carrier.

In this live webinar Travis Culwell, business development manager at Panorama Antennas, will explain key details of antenna options as well as best fits depending on an agency’s needs; and Jason Johnston, enterprise support engineer at Cradlepoint and previous field technician for the City of Boise where he designed, deployed, and maintained an MDT solution for both police and fire, will highlight use cases of successful antenna installs.

Cradlepoint is the leading provider of cloud-based wired and wireless WAN networking solutions for Distributed and Mobile Enterprises. Cradlepoint solutions provide the strongest wireless and broadband performance while delivering proven network system interoperability. Cradlepoint’s broad family of high-performance router platforms are designed for deployment in mission-critical applications that require 24x7 connectivity. With both integrated wireless and wired WAN and non-integrated versions, our solutions are ideal for distributed and mobile operations and emerging industries that require either remote connectivity or multi-WAN redundancy. Cradlepoint’s NetCloud platform enables enterprise network administrators to easily create, monitor, manage, and maintain their distributed network running on different WAN sources from a single location.

Founded in 2006, Cradlepoint has shipped over 1.4 million routing platforms and offers solutions certified and promoted by major worldwide carriers. Cradlepoint is a privately held company with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.